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Add function to export datapoints to Latex #245

@mattdbowes

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@mattdbowes

In the process of report writing, we often export datapoints to an Overleaf atlas in .tex format. We should create a function that automates the process of reformatting those numbers for inclusion in-text. An example from Liz's previous work is below:

write_numbers_in_text <- function(number, type = c("percent", "number")) {
  library(english)
  library(dplyr)
  library(scales)
  
  type <- match.arg(type)
  
  if (type == "percent") {
    output <- case_when(
      dplyr::between(number, 0.46, 0.54) ~ "half",
      dplyr::between(number, 0.30, 0.36) ~ "a third",
      dplyr::between(number, 0.64, 0.70) ~ "two thirds",
      number < 0.1 ~ paste0(as.character(english::as.english(number * 100)), " per cent"),  # Convert to character
      TRUE ~ scales::label_percent(accuracy = 1, suffix = " per cent")(number) 
    )
  } else {
    output <- case_when(
      number < 10 ~ as.character(english::as.english(number)),  # Convert to character
      TRUE ~ scales::comma(number) 
    )
  }
  
  # we do this for copying into Latex, so it comments out the extra line breaks and doesn't muck up the para
  output <- paste0(output, "%")
  return(output)
}

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